A priest and a rabbi

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A priest and a rabbi were sitting next to each other on an
> airplane. After a while, the priest turned to the rabbi and asked, "Is it still a
> requirement of your faith that you not eat pork?"
>
> The rabbi responded, "Yes, that is still one of our beliefs."
>
> The priest then asked, "Have you ever eaten pork?"
>
> To which the rabbi replied, "Yes, on one occasion I did succumb to
> temptation and tasted a ham sandwich." The priest nodded in understanding
> and went on with his reading.
>
> A while later, the rabbi spoke up and asked the priest, "Father, is it still
> a requirement of your church that you remain celibate?"
>
> The priest replied, "Yes, that is still very much a part of our
> faith."
>
> The rabbi then aske d him, "Father, have you ever fallen to the
> temptations of the flesh?"
>
> The priest replied, "Yes, rabbi, on one occasion I was weak and
> broke with my faith."
>
> The rabbi nodded understandingly and remained silent, thinking,
> for about five minutes.
>
> Finally, the rabbi said, "Beats a ham sandwich, doesn't it?"